Top 14 day 11

[gaston le gaff]

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Fixtures up early as everyone hopefully will be busy opening pressies and eating and drinking etc etc etc!!!!!!!!!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL, even those who think we have all the best players and pay far too much in salaries!!!!!!
Referees for this Sundays games.

Oyonnax - Stade français: M. Raynal
Pau - La Rochelle: C. Marchat
Montpellier - Agen: T. Trainini
Castres - Brive: A. Descottes
Bordeaux-Bègles - Grenoble: S. Attalah
Clermont - Racing: A. Ruiz
Toulouse - Toulon: M. Chalon

 

[JJFlash]

The two eye-catching matches for me are ASM v R92 and ST v RCT.
Two home wins?
After the embarassment of the last two weeks, ST simply mustn't lose. Ugo Mola should pick his strongest team. They beat RCT home and away last year and wouldn't it be good to do the same this season?!!!

 

[gaston le gaff]

On paper i would agree with you but its 80 mins and anything can happen, this is the tme of year where all teams must give 3 days off this week and 2 next week so prep time is very limited and Sunday games are not everybodies cup of tea. Interviewed the Du Plessis's yesterday and they both agreed Sunday is a really strange day to play rugby, they also added with a smile their first pay check in pro rugby they bought their parents cows for the farm!!!!!!!! How good is that !!!

 

[gaston le gaff]

Will have to go ALL home wins this Sunday although Toulouse v Toulon could be very close and a max 5 pts for Montpellier (hopefully) first start for the Du Plessis bros in the TOP 14, here are the teams for this afternoon.

Le XV de départ: Mogg ; Fall, Tuitavake, Lucas, O'Connor ; (o) Catrakilis, (m) Paillaugue ; Liebenberg, Mowen, Ouedraogo (cap) ; Willemse, Tchale-Watchou ; J. Du Plessis, B. Du Plessis, Nariashvili.
Les remplaçants: Geli, Mackintosh, Privat, Battut, White, Malzieu, Bérard, Kubriashvili.


Le XV d'Agen face à Montpellier:
Sicart ; Mchedlidze, Hériteau, Sadie, Tilsley ; (o) Francis, (m) Balès ; Hamilton, Erbani, Vaquin ; Demotte, Kotze ; Ryan, Narjissi, Nmomo.
Remplaçants: Tadjer, Afatia, Ratunyarawa, Tau, Darbo, Bouvier, Nkosi, du Preez.

 

[FrenchFan]

The two eye-catching matches for me are ASM v R92 and ST v RCT.
Two home wins?
After the embarassment of the last two weeks, ST simply mustn't lose. Ugo Mola should pick his strongest team. They beat RCT home and away last year and wouldn't it be good to do the same this season?!!!

We just beat Toulon 31 v 8! Europe is not a priority.

We showed our true form tonight. 3 wins on the trot over Toulon.

This one is for all the media muppets that have been writing us off

Let the youngsters take over: Bézy Marchand Baille Aldegehri Galan Tolofua Fickou

Our best forward has been 20 yo Camara <1 try tonight>

ToulousainToulousainToulousain

 

[Tony Manx]

The usually invincible Gaston got it wrong for once courtesy of Racing and a revitalized ST (assisted by probably the worst refereeing performance I have ever seen)!!!

Just shows when there is something to play for Toulouse pull out the stops......no Flood or McAllister either? Where did Taylor (RCT 10) come from too?

 

[gaston le gaff]

You 're a hard man to please Tony 85% correct if fact 6 out of 7 + and the predicktion 5 pts win for Montpellier, could be going to Canal + for my next job!!!
Great win for us but Agen did not bring anything to the show, 6 tries, a couple very good, especially Mogg's, and a massive firework display for all after the game, 12000€s went up in smoke but everyone enjoyed it. Another short week and Brive on Sat night a must win for us if we are going to keep progressing, but we are slowly getting there.

 

[FrenchFan]

Just shows when there is something to play for Toulouse pull out the stops......no Flood or McAllister either? Where did Taylor (RCT 10) come from too?

Team played better without them TBH. McAllister has done his time. Flood?
Looks to me the youngsters are taking over. Camara was everywhere last night. With Picamoles and Dusautoir we put out the light in the opposite backrow of Armitage Gorgodze Vermeulen. And Bézy ran the show.

 

[Tony Manx]

Team played better without them TBH. McAllister has done his time. Flood?
Looks to me the youngsters are taking over. Camara was everywhere last night. With Picamoles and Dusautoir we put out the light in the opposite backrow of Armitage Gorgodze Vermeulen. And Bézy ran the show.

Cannot argue with that!!!

 

[FrenchFan]

The usually invincible Gaston got it wrong for once courtesy of Racing and a revitalized ST (assisted by probably the worst refereeing performance I have ever seen)!!!

Great win for Racing. They have a backline now they didn't have before. 3 passes and they scored. Twas a tough game

Just shows when there is something to play for Toulouse pull out the stops......no Flood or McAllister either? Where did Taylor (RCT 10) come from too?

Don't know. Don't think they'll pick him again at 10. Bad pick

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Cannot argue with that!!!

And in typical fashion after criticizing Toulouse display in CCup a week ago now same journos are saying this may not be such a bad thing after all!

http://www.rugbyrama.fr/rugby/top-14/2015-2016/toulouse-toulon-31-8-l-antiseche-toulouse-est-desormais-bien-plus-qu-un-outsider-en-top-14_sto5040718/story.shtml

 

[FrenchFan]